I am responsible for feeding about 80 people a day, and often need new ideas for how to utilize leftovers, and just different sorts of things to mix it up. For example, I have 4 gallons of leftover pulled pork in the freezer, but I bet my folks are tired of BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches, and Pork Fajitas/enchiladas, does anyone have any memories of comfort foods that may help with this stuff?

also leftover fish...I can only run so many fish cakes, and seafood alfredos, how about fish and olive quiche? does that sound terrible? any other ideas?

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It would be less problematic if it wasn't BBQed but, how about in a casserole? The idea that came to me off the top of my head was baked Mac&Cheese with perhaps a layer of the pork on top (or even on the bottom). Have to be careful of spices in the Mac&Cheese though so as not to conflict with the BBQ.

Um, a lasagna using the pulled pork as one of the layers instead of the more traditional lasagna ingredients?

Probably not too helpful as Pulled Pork does go best in sandwiches Hogie Roll+Pulled Pork+Mustard+Layer of Creamy(not vinegar) Coleslaw=Win.

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Xine wrote:what if I made a meat sauce marinara, using pulled pork, and served it over noodles with a garnish of parmesan cheese, would you eat it? If it works as spaghetti, it works for lasagna.

And I think my folks would be giddy to get that exact sandwich rather then the lettuce and tomato on a buttered toasted bun that I usually do.

Yes, I would eat that. Marinara sauce using pulled pork rather than hamburger or Italian Sausage would be tasty I think.

Ugh, I'm not even sure I'd like to consider a pulled pork sandwich using those ingredients . Comes from being raised around folks that have roots in the South and Plains States. You'd get tarred and feathered suggesting a BBQ pulled pork sandwich using those ingredients.

[Add On Edit]I think I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow night or Tuesday now. Would do it tonight except I already have my mouth set for Polish Sausage, Sauerkraut and Boiled Potatoes.

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My Uncle always use'ta say, 'You can't get no blood from a turnip.' .... He'd say the same thing about gettin' it from a stone, too.-I never said nothin' back to him. You don't want mess with no freak that's searchin' around that hard for blood.

Nice thing about stuff like pulled pork (and other things that can be frozen) is that you can "mix 'n' match" depending on what you have.

The idea about the marinara sauce was good. Also about the coleslaw. Can get two completely different meals based on what you have to go with it.

How about something the lines of a Tuna Casserole, substituting pork for the tuna? Might have to change the spices up a bit and maybe an ingredient or two but I could see something like that working as well.

[Edit]Still on the sandwich theme but a Philly Cheesesteak type sandwich using pork in place of the beef? (I'm assuming that the pork hasn't had the BBQ sauce added yet).

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My Uncle always use'ta say, 'You can't get no blood from a turnip.' .... He'd say the same thing about gettin' it from a stone, too.-I never said nothin' back to him. You don't want mess with no freak that's searchin' around that hard for blood.

You could probably still make a hachee from the pork. Stew the meat, use plenty of onions, spice with cloves and laurels, and wine for extra taste. The end result should be a thick sauce. Easy to make in huge quantities and very good with potatoes or rice. Goes well with a sweet or somewhat sour vegetable or fruit dish. Applesauce is perfect. The coleslaw could work as well.

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Another way to mix up the pork sandwich is with an Asian slaw. That would be nice.

Also depending on how elaborate you cooking is, you could use the pork to stuff Chinese steamed buns. You might need to cut the BBQ sauce with a little Hoisin sauce, but I think it could work. Steamed bread dough is really easy to make. Just flour, yeast and either milk or water with sugar and salt to taste. The time consuming part is the shaping and steaming. But they can be made ahead of time and reheat really well in a microwave wrapped in plastic.

I can also vouch for BBQ pork casserole. I used to cook it in college with macaroni, and American cheese with diced pork and BBQ sauce. Throw in sauted onions, peppers, mushrooms as you have them and it starts to come out more like a cheese steak casserole.

Good thing to do with fish is a Thai seafood curry. If you can get coconut milk on the cheap the only other ingredient you really need is Thai curry paste with is concentrated enough it goes a really long way. Toss in whatever vegetables you can get (peppers, eggplant, squash, bamboo shoots, watercress, onions, squash, zucchini, nappa cabbage etc.)

Something I like to do with any leftovers at home is fried rice. Works well with any protein or veggies and you can get really different flavors depending on what you add. My favorite is bacon asparagus. But fish works well, chicken pork anything is good. Seafood is seasoned nicely with Mirin if you can get any of that for cheap, cooking sherry or chinese cooking wine works good for heavier meats. Just make sure you add enough salt and sugar to it when youre finishing it off. If it doesnt taste good just keep adding sugar. If its too sweet balance it with salt/soy sauce. And don't skimp on the eggs. Fried rice is always better with eggs.

EDIT: Also if you ever have a large amount of fatty pork (shoulder, rump, belly etc) and need a new stew recipe I've got a really simple one that most people like. It's good with fried tofu cubes as well.

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Well in some ways people may consider this to be one item, but if you really study the Gumbo, you'll find that they can all be quite different. The great thing about them is that, for the most part, what goes into them is whatever you have on hand. I like the link I'm posting for a few reasons. I'm part Acadian(Cajun) and Choctaw Indian on my Maternal Grandmother's side of the family and this makes some mention of the history of the dish. There are many recipes and I would take bits of what you like from each with what you have on hand and make your own unique version of a Southern favorite.

It seems that no matter what part of the country (or the world) you are in, they all have some sort of stew/soup based dish that really has no recipe. Many people might prefer some ingredients over another but aside from regional ingredients and differences in the way it is spiced, the idea is the same.

One of my favorites, that I latched on to in adulthood, is based around ramen. I love the stuff. You can use that as a base and depending on how you reduce it, it can be either a soup or a stew. And there is no limit on how you can add vegetable, spices, meat and what not and make it taste completely different. All starting from the plain old, ramen soup base.

You can do the same pretty much with any traditional soup/stew base.

My Uncle always use'ta say, 'You can't get no blood from a turnip.' .... He'd say the same thing about gettin' it from a stone, too.-I never said nothin' back to him. You don't want mess with no freak that's searchin' around that hard for blood.

Hoopla wrote:A giant bowl of skittles would go a long way toward satisfying me. Did you know Australian, American and English skittles are all subtly different? I kind of assumed they'd all be the same, but I think American skittles are the worst for some reason. I need to figure out why.

Have you considered sushi? Most people get confused and think that sushi only involves raw fish, but really it just refers to the rice. I could see a BBQ pork roll (with complimenting veggies, maybe some cabbage?) being pretty tasty.

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Knight of Cydonia wrote:You fuckers have all made me hungry. I need some enchiladas now. And sushi, goddamn but I could go for sushi. I need a 24/7 sushi bar within staggering distance of my house. Also some money.

Want to go halvesies on a restaurant? Only problem is, we'd need two locations. I'm craving some good sushi right now. Might even cave and go buy the subpar junk they sell at the grocery store here.

Knight of Cydonia wrote:You fuckers have all made me hungry. I need some enchiladas now. And sushi, goddamn but I could go for sushi. I need a 24/7 sushi bar within staggering distance of my house. Also some money.

Want to go halvesies on a restaurant? Only problem is, we'd need two locations. I'm craving some good sushi right now. Might even cave and go buy the subpar junk they sell at the grocery store here.

Don't do it to yourself. If it's anything like store sushi here... yeah, just commit seppuku, it's quicker. I've got... 59p in my back pocket.So, that should buy us at least... some rice.